Nothing :: Guilty Of Everything

One of the most arresting, pounding, and quite beautiful 40 minutes you could spend would be with Nothing’s Guilty Of Everything. Imagine this vast black space and you’re staring down into it. It’s scary as hell, and you see no discernible bottom in this cavernous hole. Yet there’s something quite beautiful emanating from it that […]

Real Estate :: Atlas

You know I like apathy, discontent, and an overall general malaise in my art fix like the next guy. And a bit of snarky condescension always makes a song go down a bit rougher, yet satisfyingly cold as well. I mean really, wouldn’t you rather have disconnected sarcasm permeating the tunes you pump into your […]

St. Vincent :: St. Vincent

Oh Annie Clark, I think you’re pretty super. I’ve thought you were pretty super ever since 2007. You were this sorta weird and quirky girl that was so way cooler than me. You played the guitar the way I wish I could’ve played. You made each fuzzed-out riff and melody seem effortless, while I’d make […]

Papir :: IIII

Not too long ago I found this little slice of musical heaven located in Denmark. It’s a little record label that goes by the name of El Paraiso Records. It was started by some guys in a band called Causa Sui in order to release their records to the listening public. As well as releasing […]

Tilbury :: Northern Comfort

In 2012 I came across a rather bizarre album cover and I listened to said album on looks alone. I know, you shouldn’t judge a book(or album) by its cover, but in this situation it was the best possible choice I could’ve made. Tilbury was the band, and Exorcise was the album and it blew […]

Music For 18 Musicians

I think I’d read the name Steve Reich recently, that’s why I’m writing what I’m writing at this very moment. Now, I’d heard of Steve Reich before recently. In fact, I’ve heard his name mentioned many times over the years. I never seeked his music out. I was never one to check out modern classical […]

Wooden Shjips :: Back To Land

Ripley Johnson and his bearded friends in Wooden Shjips have made a name for themselves as master purveyors of psychedelic stoner rock. A mix of heavy drone, motorik beats, and a healthy dose of 60s garage rock blues these Bay area fuzz Gods have been putting out stellar albums for years now. Back To Land […]

jhubner73 presents: My favorite albums of 2013

It’s that time of year again where I put on my thinking cap, revisit many albums I’ve bought and listened to over the year, and figure out which ones I loved the most. This is always so hard as I know there are records I haven’t had a chance to listen to enough or didn’t […]

Honorable Mention Part IV: Deafheaven ‘Sunbather’

I’ve never been a fan of the screaming. Even as a child, when I was around another tot that found it necessary to scream and bark to get attention from other tots, a teacher, adult, or the like I felt that I needed to get away from this banshee in OshKosh B’gosh as quickly as […]

Honorable Mention Part III : Besnard Lakes ‘Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO’

psychedelic adjective —used to describe a drug (such as LSD) that affects your thinking and causes you to see things that are not real : caused by the use of psychedelic drugs : suggesting the effects of psychedelic drugs by having bright colors, strange sounds, etc. I’ve never actually looked up the definition of psychedelic. […]